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The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of family structure and economic status on adolescent delinquency, exploring the pathways through parenting style, adolescent’s self-resilience, depression and aggression. This study employed the 4th wave data from the Korean Children and Youth Panel Survey(KCYPS) which was administered by the National Youth Policy Institute and the samples were 1,972 first graders in high schools. The results of this study were as follows. Family structure directly affected adolescent delinquency. While family’s economic status did not have a direct effect on adolescent delinquency, it directly and indirectly affected parenting style, adolescent’s self-resilience, depression and aggression. In particular, family structure and economic status had direct effects on parenting style, and also parenting style had direct and indirect effects on adolescent’s depression and aggression as well as his/her self-resilience. Finally aggression had a positive effect on his/her delinquency. Based on these results, the policy and practical implications for supporting single-parent and/or low-income families, promoting adolescent’s mental health, and preventing and/or reducing adolescent delinquency were also discussed.